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The Best Dress Shopping Advice You'll Ever Get

We're obsessed with dresses around here, duh--one piece and you're done!--but how do you take the stress out of shopping for one? With this simple, brilliant bit of advice.

Over at The Frisky, they've rounded up 28 tips for your best-ever shopping experience, but just one made me go, "Yes! TOTALLY!", and this is it: "If you randomly find a perfect special occasion dress, you should just buy it, even if you have no special occasions on your calendar. Because shopping for a great dress like a week before your friend’s wedding or your company party is not fun and it’s pretty rare that you’re gonna find something awesome on a short timeline."

It turns out I've always shopped by this smart philosophy, I've just never realized it! I had one scarring experience of last-minute scrambling for a good friend's wedding a few years back, and ever since then, I haven't hesitated when I spot something I love in a store. I know I'll find a place to wear it, and if I don't, I'll make a special occasion so I have an excuse! How about you, dolls? Do you swear by this shopping tactic? How do you approach special occasion dress shopping? Share!